Fluids chain-of-custody
First Claim
1. A method of assuring acquisition of a representative fluid sample, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a fluid sample at a point of acquisition;
analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at the point of acquisition;
recording the point of acquisition sample properties in an electronic database archive;
analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a location remote from the point of acquisition;
recording the remote location sample properties in the archive;
validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the remote location sample properties;
recording the validated sample properties in the archive; and
providing a chain-of-custody page by the archive displaying validating parameters for the fluid sample.
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Abstract
A method of assuring the collection of reliable and quality fluid sample includes the steps of acquiring a fluid sample at a point of acquisition, analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at the point of acquisition; recording the point of acquisition sample properties in an electronic database archive, analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a location remote from the point of acquisition, recording the remote location sample properties in the archive, validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the remote location sample properties and recording the validated sample properties in the archive.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of assuring acquisition of a representative fluid sample, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a fluid sample at a point of acquisition; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at the point of acquisition; recording the point of acquisition sample properties in an electronic database archive; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a location remote from the point of acquisition; recording the remote location sample properties in the archive; validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the remote location sample properties; recording the validated sample properties in the archive; and providing a chain-of-custody page by the archive displaying validating parameters for the fluid sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. The method of clam 17, further including the steps of monitoring the hydrocarbon production system utilizing the validated sample properties.
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19. A method of assuring acquisition of a representative fluid sample, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a fluid sample at a point of acquisition; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at the point of acquisition; recording the point of acquisition sample properties in an electronic database archive; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a first location remote from the point of acquisition; recording the first remote location sample properties in the archive; validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the first remote location sample properties; recording the first remote location sample properties; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a second location remote from the point of acquisition; recording the second remote location sample properties in the archive; validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the second remote location sample properties; recording the validated sample properties in die archive; and providing a chain-of-custody page by the archive displaying validating parameters for the fluid sample. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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20. The method of clam 19, wherein the remote location is at a wellsite from which the fluid sample was acquired.
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31. A method of assuring acquisition of quality fluid samples for flow assurance of a hydrocarbon production system, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a fluid sample at a point of acquisition; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at the point of acquisition; recording the point of acquisition sample properties in a web-based electronic database archive; analyzing physical and chemical properties of the fluid sample at a location remote from the point of acquisition; recording the remote location sample properties in the archive; validating the fluid sample through comparison of the point of acquisition sample properties and the remote location sample properties; recording the validated sample properties in the archive. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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